Najib Razak’s Crowdfunding Drive Draws Support and Ridicule, Including One-Cent Donations
The drive has drawn supporters and critics as lawyers say Malaysia has no specific crowdfunding law for this kind of donation campaign.
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Najib Razak’s crowdfunding drive draws support and ridicule, including one-cent donations
The “Najib Razak Solidarity Fund” by UMNO party has raised more than RM1 million (US$244,530) for the former premier to pay a fine required to serve his remaining jail term at home. A legal expert says there are no specific laws in Malaysia governing crowdfunding of this nature.
PUTRAJAYA: The release of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and UMNO's narrative regarding the donation to the former Prime Minister did not provide 'comfort' to most PAS members who disagreed with such actions. Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and International Relations, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, Dr. Wan Rohila Ganti Wan Abdul Ghapar said, however, PAS members had to accept because ...
Malaysians Are Turning Najib's Solidarity Fund Into A Public Insult Box
When UMNO opened a donation drive to pay Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s RM50 million fine, critics found a loophole, one sen at a time, with a message attached. The fund crossed RM1 million. The protest crossed the internet.
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